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/*
* Copyright 2011 Vaadin Ltd.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
* use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
* the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
* WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
* License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
* the License.
*/
package com.vaadin.navigator;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* A provider for view instances that can return pre-registered views or
* dynamically create new views.
*
* If multiple providers are used, {@link #getViewName(String)} of each is
* called (in registration order) until one of them returns a non-null value.
* The {@link #getView(String)} method of that provider is then used.
*
* @author Vaadin Ltd
* @since 7.0
*/
public interface ViewProvider extends Serializable {
/**
* Extract the view name from a combined view name and parameter string.
* This method should return a view name if and only if this provider
* handles creation of such views.
*
* @param viewAndParameters
* string with view name and its fragment parameters (if given),
* not null
* @return view name if the view is handled by this provider, null otherwise
*/
public String getViewName(String viewAndParameters);
/**
* Create or return a pre-created instance of a view.
*
* The parameters for the view are set separately by the navigator when the
* view is activated.
*
* @param viewName
* name of the view, not null
* @return newly created view (null if none available for the view name)
*/
public View getView(String viewName);
}
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